It Started With a Kiss (TV series)
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It Started with a Kiss (traditional Chinese: 惡作劇之吻; simplified Chinese: 恶作剧之吻; pinyin: Èzuòjù zhī wěn) is a popular Taiwanese drama which aired on China Television and Gala Television in 2005. It was based on 10 volumes of the Japanese manga series Itazura na Kiss (イタズラなKiss, Mischievous Kiss) by Kaoru Tada and stars Taiwanese idols Joe Cheng and Ariel Lin as the leading characters. The show was one of the highest rated Taiwanese dramas of 2005.[citation needed]
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[edit] Summary
Taken from DramaWiki
Yuan Xiang Qin (Ariel Lin) is a naïve but optimistic high school girl. Ever since she met Jiang Zhi Shu (Joe Cheng) at the freshman orientation, she's fallen in love with the genius with an IQ of 200. After two years of having a crush on him, she finally musters the courage to confess to him at school with a letter. Zhi Shu is not impressed, and his cold-hearted rejection immediately turns her into the biggest joke of the school.
Misfortune comes in a pair: that evening, the new house she has just moved into with her father collapses in a minor earthquake. She and her father are instantly left homeless. Fortunately, her father's old high school friend extends a helping hand and invites both of them to live at his house. Little did Xiang Qin know that the kind Uncle Li is actually the father of Jiang Zhi Shu! Because of the unexpected turn of events, the two of them begin living their lives under the same roof.
A sequel, has finished filming. It is currently airing on CTV and GTV.
[edit] Main Cast
- Ariel Lin as Yuan Xiang Qin 袁湘琴
- Joe Cheng as Jiang Zhi Shu 江直樹
- Jiro Wang as Jin Yuan Feng (Ah Jin) 金元豐
- Tiffany Xu as Pei Zi Yu 裴子瑜
- Jason as Wang Hao Qian 王皓謙
- Chang Yung Cheng as Jiang Li (Ah Li)
- Cyndi Chaw as Ah Li's wife/Jiang Zhao Zi
- Tang Tsung Sheng as Yuan You Cai (Ah Cai)
- Yang Pei Ting as Lin Chun Mei
- Liu Jung Chia as Liu Ya Nong
- Aaron Yan as Ah Bu
- Zhang Bo Han as Jiang Yu Shu
- Bianca Bai as Bai Hui Lan
[edit] Characters Based on Manga
Yuan Xiang Qin 袁湘琴 = Kotoko Aihara
Jiang Zhi Shu 江直樹 = Naoki Irie
Jin Yuan Feng (Ah Jin) 金元豐 = Kinnosuke
Wang Hao Qian 王皓謙 = Sudou
Jiang Li (Ah Li) = Sigeki Irie
Yuan Cai (Ah Cai) = Shigeo Aihara
Ah Li's wife = Machiko Irie
Jiang Yu Shu = Yuuki Irie
Lin Chun Mei = Satomi
Liu Ya Nun = Zinko
Ah Bu = Ryo
Pei Zi Yu/Bai Hui Lan = Reiko Matsumoto
[edit] Original Soundtrack
- Name：It Started With a Kiss Original Soundtrack
- Release Date：October 21, 2005
| Track # | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Dream Waltz" | |
| 2 | "Say U Love Me" (Opening Theme) | Lara Veronin (梁心頤)、Jason Wong (王威登) |
| 3 | "Meet" (遇到) | Fang Ya Xian (方雅賢) |
| 4 | "Love Ocean" (愛情海) | Ye Qing Long (葉慶龍) |
| 5 | "Heard" (聽見) | Fang Ya Xian (方雅賢) |
| 6 | "Say U Love Me"（Guitar Version） | |
| 7 | "Come A Little Closer" (靠近一點點) | Lara Veronin (梁心頤) |
| 8 | "Can We" (能不能) | Jason Wong (王威登)、Landy Wen (溫嵐) |
| 9 | "The Whole World Could Hear" (全世界的人都知道) | Wang Yu Yun (王俞勻) |
| 10 | "Peaceful World" (和平世界)（Guitar Version） | |
| 11 | "Regret" (後悔) | He Shu Yu (何書宇) |
| 12 | "Practical Joke" (惡作劇) (Ending Theme) | Wang Lan Yin (王藍茵) |
| 13 | "Sky" (the English version of Love Ocean) | Ye Qing Long (葉慶龍) |
[edit] Trivia
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- The filming of It Started with a Kiss lasted one entire year. Some scenes were filmed in different seasons, which resulted in many goofs.
- When the series aired in the Philippines in 2006, the characters were given western names, Jiang Zhi Shu was renamed Michael while Yuan Xiang Qin was renamed Jeannie. It also became one of the highest rating daytime Asianovela in the country during its run.
- A cross-over event happened in between the series of It Started With A Kiss and KO One.
- The series started airing on the Mandarin channel, Talentvision, on March 7 in Canada.
[edit] See also
- Itazura na Kiss: The original manga version of the novel.
- They Kiss Again: Sequel to the first drama adaptation.
